19th Nov 2007 12:00
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)19 November 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8849H RELEASED AT 11:05 ON 16 NOVEMBER 2007 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15 November 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 667,920 55.1000 53.8200 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,498,889 55.3000 53.8200 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD CFD SHORT 20,255 54.0365CFD SHORT 10,042 54.0365CFD SHORT 25,330 54.2000CFD SHORT 99,581 54.9308CFD SHORT 242,661 55.2700CFD LONG 800 54.1318CFD LONG 1,000,000 54.2000CFD LONG 108 54.2267CFD LONG 752 54.2267CFD LONG 700 54.3732CFD LONG 1,300 54.3732CFD LONG 2,100 54.3732CFD LONG 10,814 54.5653CFD SHORT 1,540 53.9631CFD SHORT 5,012 54.1533CFD SHORT 716 54.1533CFD SHORT 5,000 54.3106CFD SHORT 19,697 54.6660CFD LONG 10,000 54.2137CFD LONG 10,000 54.3770CFD SHORT 11,744 54.0461CFD LONG 145,001 55.2700CFD SHORT 145,001 55.2700CFD LONG 161,221 55.2700CFD SHORT 161,221 55.2700CFD SHORT 16,220 54.0461 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Date of disclosure 19 November 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto